BE x For The Culture podcast: GameTime Special - Azania Stewart on all things Commonwealth Games
British basketball legend, Olympian and England Commonwealth Games silver medallist Azania 'Z' Stewart hits the mic alongside Huncho Stan for this BE x For The Culture Podcast Commonwealth Games special.
Ahead of the 2026 Games in Glasgow, we go back in time.
In 2018, Z and a raft of English basketball greats, led by head coach Jose 'Chema' Buceta, wrote their names in annals of English basketball history by winning silver for Team England at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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Running order
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Making the 2018 Commonwealth Games Squad
02:53 - How England’s women won a silver medal
04:41 - Playing in Australia against the hosts
07:19 - Baby Z and the journey to success
09:40 - The “let’s ‘ave it” national team mindset
13:22 - Reliving the medal ceremony
14:42 - Opening the medal box
16:17 - Returning to the Commonwealth Games as a commentator
20:04 - Predictions and the importance of the veteran
21:25 - The nuances of 3x3 basketball
22:22 - Initial impressions of 3x3 and hopes within British basketball
26:20 - Azania’s dream 3x3 team
27:43 - Player independence in 3x3
29:07 - Why fans should watch England at the Commonwealth Games
30:45 - Outro
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